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Originally Posted by Sam86
Recently had my headers installed and wanted suggestions on an exhaust that suits what i'm looking for.
I don't want anything obnoxiously loud or with excessive drone in the low- mid ranges. Just a little more sound and something that will accentuate the UEL rumble. I currently don't have plans to replace the other pipes and don't want to spend TOO much, my budget is max $800 USD, but likely will be lower due to factoring the additional shipping costs (provided I can't find it for sale in AUS).
I see a lot of people suggesting the Invidia exhaust- I've seen a few videos of it and it hasn't really done much for me.
I LOVE the look of a quad tip, however all the options seem to be pretty expensive.
https://www.ft86speedfactory.com/ft-...l#.XtOu0jozaUk
^This quad tip is appealing and sounds great so if anyone has experience with it please share. I did see a youtube comment from someone saying it had pretty bad drone in the 3k rev ranges so a few more opinions on it would be helpful.
Another option for me is the Borla S Type.
Few more things to add- I'm not crazy about burned tips/ the aesthetic of the exhaust so that aspect isn't going to factor into the appeal for me. As I said i'm just looking for something to make my UEL header tone more apparent, slight increase in sound but nothing that's going to get me pulled over.
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All very subjective the longer I read posts and think about it. But I do have tomei UEL and borla S type exhaust. So let's check your list .
Obnoxious - nope I don't consider it obnoxious. I low mid range boxer rumble accentuated by the Borla which tends to bring out more low and mid tones. It's rather refined.
Drone - I think to tomei UEL kind of lend themselves to low to mid drone, but it's not terrible. With the borla this does increase peaking just shy of 3500 rpm at 75 mph. Seems a little more on a petrol tune.. between 75-80 it kind of peaks. You'd have to raise your voice a little in cabin for conversation but not terrible. above 80 and the pitch rises to where you don't notice it as much. If you expect to have a cabin where you can have long philosophical debates with an aftermarket exhaust of any kind, probably not happening in an 86 without some added sound dampening.
I think the borla shines at bringing out the low mid tones and gives it a very refined and aggressive boxer rumble that people next to you will notice. Doesn't mean every policeman is gonna hear it and look to pull you over. Where it comes up short compared to corsa invidia perrin is in that 6-7k rpm range. It doesn't shine as well as those do in that range doesn't quite sound as clean.. again my opinion.. but I don't drive around at 7k rpm constantly. The tips are quite big and scream look at me. Considering your budget and what you've mentioned I don't think you would be disappointed. I wouldn't recommend the quads if on a budget.. you'll have to get a new diffuser to fit.
But again all this is very subjective